Clothes drier



Oct, 28. 1930. I y PAiLTUMB'o 1,780,037

CLOTHES DRER INVENTOR ATTORNEY P. PALUMBO 1,780,037

CLOTHES DRIER Oct.v .28, 1930.

Filed April 14, v1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 28, 193D UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE Application led April 14,

The object of this, m present invention is the provision of a Simp e apparatus whereby washed clothes may be dr' d venient and ex ditious manner.

A further objectis the provision of a drying apparatus for damp washed clothes of a lobe construction whereby the clothes may be subjected to heat and to a rapid rotary motion for aerating the clothes so that the same can expeditiously dried. I A still further object is the provision of an apparatus 'for this purpose in which the heating element therefor is effectively prevented from contact with the damp'clothes, wherein the receptacle for the damp clothes is arranged in a casing thathas associated therewith a' basin whereby drainage from the clothes may be received therein, wherein Athe casing is rotated by' an electric motor and wherein the current for the motor' serves to heat the heating element.

. The invention will be fullv and comprehen- 4 fsively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read 1n t casing. The top of connection with the accompanying drawings which form part of the application, with the 13 understanding, howeverfthat the improvement is caEable of extended application and is not con rawings no r to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications maybe made therefrom as do not affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed lthe scope thereof appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure-1 is a substantially central longitu dinal sectional view through a clothes drier in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 isa .horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

`.Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view of the electric wiring. V

y improvement contemplates the employment cfa preferably metal casing 1 supported by legs 2 that afford a stand for the the casing 1 is partly portion is closed by a door 3. The closed botis provided with a water open but this open hinged and hanged tom of the casing 1 1e 1n any easy, cone Yhas \ and through ned to the exact showing of the ceptacle as expressed in ,the

1930. Serial No. 444,218.

4 that registerswith a simi- -ar opening in a catch basin 5, the basin 5 having an opening in the bottom thereof whose passage is controlled by a hand operated-valve or cock 6. vFrom the u pperv there eXtendf inwardly directed downwardly inclined brace plates 7 that have their lower outlet opening tively, the said elements being disp the opposite faces of the ends of the braces and the upperelement 8 is formed with and secured thereto an upstanding annular iange -9. This liange receives therein the lower end of a tubular shaft 10. The shaft portionsl of the legs 2 passes through the bottom of the casing 1 a bearing block 11 which is ed in and-to the bottom of The bearing block has a central hub extension formed with an annular groove that providesa raceway for anti-frictional ballsA 12. The upper end or' hollow shaft wis screwed or otherwise secured in the hub or boss portion 13 of a disc 14 and the said boss has its outer face provided with an annular groove that affords the second race- .wayv for the anti-frictional balls 12. The` disc 14 isbolted or otherwise secured to and surrounds an opening in the center of the bottom 15 of the clothes receptacle. The casing 1 is round in. plan as is the clothes re- The sides 16A of the clothes receptacle are formed with any desired number of apertures 17 that afford air inlets thereto. The inner face of the clothes receptacle 16, at the bottom thereof, has arranged'thereon a reticulated facing 18 which is preferably in the nature of a wire" mesh.

his mesh prevents the clothes when arranged in the receptacle from clogging the openings 17 and likewise aiiords a roughened inner face' for the receptacle against which the receptacle is revolved the casing. f

the battery circuit The cylindrical body of the shield is formed y 5 end of the tubular member rected through (wires fromthe switclr23 lead directly to heater and screw thereon its upperend in any desired or suitable manner the core 20 of the heating element. The core isof both heat absorbing and diffusing materialrand is round in cross section. The core has fixed on its outer face a continuous thin wire or filament 21 sustained thereon by suitable headed pins. Conductor wires 22 arranged in suitable insulator sheaths or casings are connected to certain of the metal pins, the said conductors being received through lateral openings in the upr or top portion of the tube 19 and dithe tube and likewise done of the legs 2 and have h 23. The the rected through their ends ,connected to a switc wires 24 (diagram Figure 3). y pported on the bottom of the casing 1 there is the housing 25 for an electric motor. The shaft of the motor has .fixed thereon a pinion-26 that is in mesh with a gear wheell 27 removably and adjust-ably secured on the hollow shaft 10. The circuit wires 24 lead to the motor and are controlled by a suitable switch 28 attached to the leg 2 of the stand. By throwing this switch the current from will be conducted to the motor. The filaments 21 are in the nature of a resistance coil and the switch 23 can be formedlto engage with either of the contacts to regu-- (disclosed by the diagram Fig. A3) late the supply of current directed to the heater while the motor is still in operation.

It is desirable that the heater be arranged at different elevations in the receptacle, and, therefore, I thread the lower end of the said an inner 'nut 29 which is arranged between the discs or plates 8 and an outer nut 30 which contacts-with the lower plate. Both nuts are accessible to an operator provided with asuitable wrench and by this simple means, adjustment of .the heater may be attained. In order to protect the clothes in the receptacle from contact with the cores in the heats er the latter is surrounded by a cylindrical reticulated guard 31. The guard is provided on its lower end with depending fingers 32 that pass through suitable openings in the bottom 15 of the receptacle 16,

To further protect the heater the same is enclosed in a cap-like metal shield 33, the tubular side of the shieldbe'ing provided, adjacent its top, with threaded openings through which are passed binding elements in the nature of bolts 34 that contact 'with the heater,

with spaced elongated slots or openings which are preferably of a length corresponding with that of the looped filament wire 21.

With my improvement it will be apparent that water from the damp and washed clothes which are received in the receptacle 16 will pass through the openings rected through desired vertical 17. and willbe di-V the opening 4 into the catch basin 5. The heater is first brought into use so that the clothes'in they receptacle are heated before'the motor is turned on. The motor will impart a rapid turning to the receptacle, sub]ectingthe clothes therein to centrifugal between the guard 31 and the mesh facing 18 for the receptacle, so that the clothes will be thoroughly dried in an eas 'and expeditious manner. In orderl to ho d the tube 19 properly positioned I arrange therearound a washer 36 which is received in a depression in the upper face of the disc 14 so that the tube and consequently the heating element are held stationary when the receptacle is revolved.

With my improvement the clothes are dried at a small expenditure, as only a limite quantityof electric current is required in the drying operation. The heatin elementV in the tube therefor may be remove by drawin the same outwardly after the nut 30 is move off of the threaded end `of lthe tube 19 and the nut 29 turned to permit of the tube 19 being raised thereabove. The guard may be readily vremoved by simpl moving the same out of the receptacle an through the open top of the casing and in a like manner the receptacle can be removed from the casing by loosening the Abinding element 37 between the gear wheel 27 and the hollow shaft 10.

It is believed the foregoing description' will fullyl set 4forth my construction, operation and advantages thereof to those skilled in the art to which such invention relates so that further detailed description will not be re- 'uired. y i

Having1 described the invention, I claim:

A clot es drying apparatus including a casing having an open top and a door for closing the same, having its bottom provided with an opening, a catch basin below the opening lhaving a valve controlling the outlet thereof, a stand providing a support for the' apertured and cylindrical rece tacle to which,

the upper end of the shaft is xed, anti-fric tional earings between the bottom of the receptacle and the bottom of the casing, a tubular member extending through the hollow shaft and entering the receptacle, means for vertically adjusting the tubular member, a heater including a core on is fixed and sal heaterhaving filament wires threaded over the outer face thereof, a ca shield removably and adjustably secure to the core of the heater, conductor wires for the filaments of the heater Vdirected through the tube and to anl electric current, a swltch controlling the current to the heater, a guard in the rewhich the upper lll annular flange, a

latter.

I testimny whereof I aix my sigture.- Y PETE PALUMBO. 

